Omicron dents India’s domestic air passenger traffic growth in January

Covid’s third wave triggered by the Omicron variant pulled down India’s domestic air passenger traffic growth in January 2022 on a year-on-year basis.

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), India’s domestic air passenger volume on a year-on-year basis — measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) — was the lowest amongst major aviation markets such as Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Russia, and the US.